Four items were stolen from an MBSGB member here in England last night,
16th April.  Please let me know if you are offered anything like this
over the next few days or weeks so we can catch the thieves before they
strike again.

Thanks,
Kevin McElhone
Membership Secretary, Musical Box Society G.B.
kevin_mcelhone@hotmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

Herewith are details of the stolen boxes, and photos.

1. Modern singing bird in a box (not cage).  The modern singing bird
box is about 15 cm by about 9 cm (from memory), in a plain dark
bluish-grey colour, which had a pearly or speckled effect (a bit like
granite) and trimmed with brass.  There is a small clock dial on the
front vertical face; the clock was not working as it needs a battery.
The lid which opens is of the same material and colour as the rest of
the box. [no photo available]

2. PVF [Paillard, Vaucher Fils] lever wound cylinder box, playing
a 10- or 11-inch cylinder.  The Paillard has a water stain on the lid,
and a mechanical fault -- it appears to 'jump' one of the airs, the
first one, I believe.  I was also advised by David Evans not to wind it
too much as it is missing some important part relating to that.  It is
believed the case and movement are a marriage and do not exactly match
each other, as you can see where hinges have been moved.

3. Ducommon Giraud keywind cylinder box, drop down end flat, 4 airs.
Name is stamped on the bedplate.  The Ducommun Girod's comb has one
repaired tooth, somewhere around the middle.

4. Monopol 12.5 inch disc box, rare edge drive model (only 3 or 4
examples of this model are known).  It had one foot detached at time
of theft, so will either appear with three feet, three feet and a loose
one, or with one of the four feet attached differently from the other
three.  Maximum of one disc taken with it, if that.

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